meiose

See also: Meiose and méiose

Dutch

Etymology

Presumably from English meiosis, from Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛi̯ˈozə/

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Hyphenation: mei‧o‧se

Noun

meiose f (plural meiosen or meioses)

1. the process of meiosis, reductive cell division

Synonyms

• meiosis
• reductiedeling

Antonyms

• mitose

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• miose

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mejˈɔ.zi/ [meɪ̯ˈɔ.zi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mejˈɔ.zi/ [meɪ̯ˈɔ.zi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mejˈɔ.ze/ [meɪ̯ˈɔ.ze]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐjˈɔ.zɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐjˈɔ.zɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mejˈɔ.zɨ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mejˈɔ.zɨ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /meˈɔ.zɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɔzi
• Hyphenation: mei‧o‧se

Noun

meiose f (plural meioses)

1. (cytology) meiosis (cell division)